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Where does “cimenter” come from?

cimenter (French) comes from French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cimenter (French): to cement; to confirm

Definitions

  1. to cement; to confirm

Ancestry of “cimenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcimentcement
2Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
3Latincaedō—
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “cimenter”

  • cimentation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →